Opposing effects of dietary sugar and saturated fat on cardiovascular risk factors and glucose metabolism in mitochondrially impaired mice

European Journal of Nutrition, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 10.1007/s00394-010-0100-4, Published online: 10 March 2010

Doreen Kuhlow1, 2, Kim Zarse1, Anja Voigt2, Tim J. Schulz1, 2, 6, Klaus J. Petzke3, Lutz Schomburg4, Andreas F. H. Pfeiffer2, 5 and Michael Ristow1, 2 Contact Information
(1)Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Nutrition, University of Jena, 07743 Jena, Germany
(2)Department of Clinical Nutrition, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany
(3)Stable Isotope Group, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke, 14558 Nuthetal, Germany
(4)Institute of Experimental Endocrinology, Charité University Medicine, 13353 CVK, Berlin, Germany
(5)Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Charité University Medicine, 12203 CBF, Berlin, Germany
(6)Present address: Research Section Obesity and Hormone Research, Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Keyworsd:dietary fat, dietary sucrose, risk for body mass gain, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, mitochondrial frataxin protein, hyperinsulinemia, insulin, HMG-CoA reductase, ACAA2,

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